Here is a lovely way to make pretty tree stars out of old Christmas cards . I think in wartime Britain during the 1940s people would have made lots of homemade decorations out of card or paper! – Hope you enjoy this blog post from 2012! For full step by step instructions to make these tree stars click here C xxxx
A few readers asked how I made some really simple but pretty “tree stars”..
Our Christmas this year, is as always frugal, but also has more of an emphasis on homemade, so we are enjoying trying some money saving ideas out and decorating our place festively, making do with what we’ve got.
Last week, I noticed a link on a friends Facebook page, to an article on how-to make homemade paper stars. Initially looking at the design it seemed like it would be terribly fiddly and complicated but I gave it a go. The first one was a little fiddly but the second and third were quick and easy and looked delightful once I had hung them up on our Christmas tree .
I made mine from standard white printer paper as I thought they would look nice against the green of the tree but you could make them from…
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I love these paper crafts. I have something similar on my site from a 50s craft magazine. Yours turned out lovely. Happy Christmas!
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Thanks Carolyn, I will be attempting to make these with my niece, before taking her to her Christmas party. She is only 6, so it should be “fun”. I’ll post some pictures via Facebook.
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Gig a note of these and those pasties plus the eggless Xmas cake, the eggless ginger cake! I think I think I can make these at the same price of one bought cake and fill my freezer more!
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